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03 Jul 2026 16:07:24
Schmidt getting interest according to Graham Smythe and Gray to Sheffield Wed should happen soon.

03 Jul 2026 16:37:00
Just another season in L1 for Harry?

No Champo club interested in him?

Bit disappointed he hasn't the talent of great uncle Eddie.

But maybe he will still develop into a good player.

03 Jul 2026 08:32:43
Increased our offer for Shea apparently. Been rejected.
Also says Brobbery looking for a change.

03 Jul 2026 10:02:08
Time to walk well away from Charles and any dealings with Southcock.

I mean, let's be realistic, they want £30m for him.

Angelo Stiller has a EUR34m release clause.

I know Stiller is highly doubtful, but I know who I'd rather see in the glorious white shirt next season.

03 Jul 2026 10:12:58
Southampton have denied that an increased bid of £23m plus add ons has been made. They say it's significantly less, and they want nearer £30m.
We seem to get fixated with players, for example Paixo, and waste a lot of time on pursuing them, often with no result. Time to look elsewhere, find another Stach for £17m.

03 Jul 2026 11:16:58
Would appear that Everton paid about £16m for Hackney, with about £8m of add ons. Championship player of the year last season. It would appear that he had one year left on his contract, and pushed for a move to Merseyside.
Any offer for Charles shouldn't be any better than that.

03 Jul 2026 12:25:15
Bang on, dun.
Seems we like overpaying and underselling. Hope it's a habit we can break?

03 Jul 2026 12:30:53
Old habits die hard. 😬

03 Jul 2026 13:15:50
The club see Charles as a much better long-term prospect, with a higher ceiling and much higher sell-on potential. They will have a maximum amount they will go to, but who knows what that figure is. Meanwhile, Soton are expecting a bid from Atalanta, which they expect to be closer to £30m, but if that doesn't come, then their precarious financial situation means they may consider lower offers (such as ours) .

Sadly, this isn't a video game, and real-life transfer processes can take time, particularly when money is tight.

03 Jul 2026 16:08:13
I suppose, to some extent, we were a bit spoilt last summer when Nmecha, Bournauw, Gud and Bijol were also signed early July. The rest were spread out, and then a sudden rush in late August when DCL, Okafor and JJ arrived. Three good signings late on, so maybe plenty of time to get it sorted.

03 Jul 2026 16:19:03
I suggested buying Brobbey last year when he signed for Sunderland for £20M, but the club were set on their fruitless pursuit of Strand Larsen for £40M. Now the rumour is that he wants to move again, tho, by now his valuation is £30M plus.

Would be a great acquisition, but I'd be a bit wary of a player who wants to move only one year into a 5-year contract. Would he sign for us and then want out this time next year?

03 Jul 2026 16:28:18
How on earth could we have bought JSL if we had to sell Pascal to comply with PSR.
If we'd have bought him, we'd have been in a fire sale this summer. Glad we didn't for multiple reasons!

01 Jul 2026 13:01:28
That horrendous red top reporting that Leeds are among several clubs interested in Amario Cozier-Duberry after an impressive loan spell at Bolton. Hull City, West Ham and clubs in France and Germany are also monitoring him.

02 Jul 2026 06:52:19
The laugh of it all is Brighton would probably charge more than they bought Struijk for.

02 Jul 2026 09:51:50
Coventry have supposedly agreed to pay Brighton just over £28m for Carl Rushworth who was on loan with them last season.
The amounts being quoted and paid for "top" midfielders such as Anderson, Tonali, Fernandez, etc., seem to be having a ripple effect, and prices in all positions in the PL seem to be rising rapidly.
Pascal was a different situation, but look at Brentford's efforts to sign Anthony from Burnley.

They've had one bid rejected, but have now gone in at around £25m. Shea Charles is quoted at £30m.
We've done very well over the last few seasons buying in Europe, and the recruitment last year in general was good. We need to replicate it again this window. There's better value outside England.

02 Jul 2026 11:50:39
£28 million for Carl Rushworth seems steep..Brighton excelling in market again.

02 Jul 2026 14:35:51
Agree, Dunelm.

01 Jul 2026 08:31:02
Club were very hopeful on Trafford BUT have moved closer to Suzuki now.

New manager at City may have changed Trafford's direction as he loves a GK who can play with their feet and that is not Donnarumma.

01 Jul 2026 15:29:34
Stories that Everton are now interested in Darlow as well as Manchester United. If Alf is right and he's not demanding to be no.1 but wants a wage increase, then he'll wait for the offers, play clubs off against each other, and probably get what he wants. That's fair enough - he's towards the end of his career and wants to make as much as possible. This should have been sorted much earlier.


What concerns me is we are not good at dealing with players' contracts. We don't tie players down when we should, those we do we often overpay, we agree to ridiculous relegation clauses, which means we may have to loan them out, and we often underprice them when they are sold or we hang on and their value goes down. I know hindsight is a wonderful thing, but we do make some bad decisions.

01 Jul 2026 20:58:33
I think Darlow has been told that we can't guarantee him the #1 jersey, and that's why this has stalled. By many accounts, we have agreed personal terms with Suzuki, and will be bidding £30m in the coming days.

01 Jul 2026 22:42:03
But the others in for him will not guarantee No.1 status, so it will come down to money.

02 Jul 2026 07:49:46
Agreed, Dunelm!

30 Jun 2026 21:48:55
Struick deal done and dusted, officially announced on the LUFC website. Tomorrow, I hope we will also be saying that the Wilson deal is completed. We need to get to work now as two left sided CB's are required. Fair play to Brighton, no messing about getting their man.

30 Jun 2026 22:37:34
Brighton don't mess around. Pascal is probably their third signing.

30 Jun 2026 23:07:34
We needed to get the deal done and dusted before Jun 30th so that it was within the PSR accounting window that ends on that date.

01 Jul 2026 00:10:30
Fair point, JR.

01 Jul 2026 06:40:12
Exactly, JR. If anything, we were the ones speeding the deal through. Other clubs have already been fined. We avoided one, supposedly, by completing this deal.

30 Jun 2026 20:55:31
Sounds like it’s rumoured we have looked at Lloyd Kelly but no firm interest.
It’s a no from me.

Brandt would be good but I just don’t see us getting over the line.

Suzuki looks decent but I’m not convinced we need to spend that budget on a keeper at moment? Unless we get some money from Perri.

Sounds like we are still in negotiations with Charles from Southampton.

01 Jul 2026 12:54:43
Agree with all you have said here, and it stacks up with what I am hearing (although conflicting stories re keeper) .

30 Jun 2026 19:53:25
Sell on clause included in the deal that's seen Pasc sign for BHA. No idea of percentages from anything I've read.

30 Jun 2026 21:25:54
From what Graham Smyth says in the YEP, it's 10% - if what he says is accurate.

30 Jun 2026 11:01:48
27-year-old Burnley striker (who can also play AM) Zian Flemming linked with a possible £25-£30m price tag. Scored 11 times last season which isn't a bad return in that Burnley side.

30 Jun 2026 11:52:24
I like his physicality and work rate, but I wouldn't want to go much over 15 mill tbh.

30 Jun 2026 12:34:37
He's decent but not at that price.

30 Jun 2026 13:16:15
Fleming came to Burnley basically as an AM for about £7m. He'd played up front before but Burnley decided his best position was as a striker.
They've a bloated squad, a lot of players on their way out, massive debt and no manager. (Bellamy wouldn't come because he couldn't bring his own staff-too expensive) .


The Americans are only interested in the money, not the Club.
Fleming is liked by the fans and I would have hoped that he'd be available for about £15m but Burnley paid £20m for Broja who's a donkey. Did they overpay for Broja? -yes. Will they expect similar or better for Fleming? -probably.

30 Jun 2026 19:41:33
15 million is his mark.

01 Jul 2026 12:55:37
Show me a striker who has a better return in the EPL that costs £15m. I'll wait.

01 Jul 2026 19:17:40
Danny Welbeck. Free transfer, I believe?
You've waited long enough.

29 Jun 2026 15:01:21
Lloyd Kelly of Juve are of interest to Leeds according to Marco Conterio (Italian sports journalist) . The Englishman plays as a CB but can also play LB.

30 Jun 2026 18:32:47
Jeez I hope not!